Online - Residing offshore; or Online - Residing in Australia: only available to international students onshore on an Australian government visa other than a student visa that entitles the holder to study.

Highlights

Ideal for people who are current or aspiring leaders in educational settings.

Gain advanced knowledge in leadership and management, including leading and managing people, strategic management, and managing change.

Commonwealth Supported Places available for Australian citizens and permanent visa holders, and New Zealand citizens (subject to change).

Highlights

Ideal for people who are current or aspiring leaders in educational settings.

Gain advanced knowledge in leadership and management, including leading and managing people, strategic management, and managing change.

Why choose this course?

Throughout Australia, there has been a steady demand for postgraduate university programs to enhance leadership learning. In some states, including Queensland, a masters qualification is important for professionals who wish to apply for leadership positions. This course caters for educators from primary and secondary schools within Australia and overseas, as well as from fields such as higher education, social work and human resource development and training.

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What to expect

The Master of Education (Leadership and Management) is designed to prepare you for leadership in educational settings. The program focuses on building and enhancing leadership capacity in aspiring and existing leaders and will keep you at the forefront of ever-changing educational practice. At the heart of this qualification is a focus on leading the learning of others through ethical and sustainable practices, and a commitment to lifelong learning.

The four units that constitute the leadership and management area of interest complement each other by providing both solid foundational understandings about leadership that develop capacity, and skills in aspiring and existing leaders. The knowledge areas include leading and managing people; leadership concepts, theories and issues; leadership, policy and change in action; and strategic management. You will gain advanced knowledge in leadership and management in educational settings.

Flexible delivery

You can choose to study externally or on campus, and either part time or full time. All the lectures are recorded and study materials are available online. You can access these resources at any time to help you fit study into your lifestyle.

Careers and outcomes

Careers and outcomes

This course can enhance career outcomes for people in professional, schooling, and vocational and higher education contexts who:

lead professional learning teams and design adult learning

recruit, mentor and supervise others

design and lead others though policy changes

contribute to strategic planning, governance and management of others.

Through deep engagement with recent research and the opportunity to apply evidence-based principles to real life contexts, leadership students are able to create evidence of their leadership capacities for professional leadership portfolios. Previous students have used this qualification to apply for and attain promotions to leadership positions in schools, other educational institutions, hospitals, industry and the community sector.

Early exit

You can exit the course with a Graduate Certificate in Education (Leadership and Management) following completion of the four core units required for this study area.

Details and units

Requirements

Course code

EU70

CRICOS code

081798G

Delivery

On-campus or external

Campus

Kelvin Grove

Delivery

On-campus or external

Online - Residing offshore; or Online - Residing in Australia: only available to international students onshore on an Australian government visa other than a student visa that entitles the holder to study.

Entry requirements

Master of Education - 1 .5 year program

Master of Education - 1 year program

A completed recognised honours or postgraduate degree in the field of education.

Note: You do not need to apply for the one year program as you will be automatically assessed for eligibility as part of QUT's application for admission process.

Minimum academic requirements

Academic entry requirements

A completed recognised bachelor degree (or higher qualification) in any discipline with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 4 on QUT's 7 point scale (where 4 is a Pass).

Minimum English language requirements

Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide on meeting QUT’s English language requirements.

Your scores and prior qualifications in English-speaking countries are considered. Approved English-speaking countries are Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, United States of America and Wales.

If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.

Select the country where you completed your english language studies:

We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests.

English Test

Overall

Listening

Reading

Writing

Speaking

Cambridge Advanced English Score
Test must be taken within 2 years of commencement at QUT. You must provide your Candidate ID and Candidate Secret Number, these are printed on your Cambridge English Confirmation of Entry.

176

169

169

169

169

IELTS Academic
Test must be taken within 2 years of commencement at QUT.

6.5

6

6

6

6

Pearson PTE (Academic)
Test must be taken within 2 years of commencement at QUT.

58

50

50

50

50

TOEFL iBT
Test must be taken within 2 years of commencement at QUT.

79

16

16

21

18

Cambridge Advanced English Score
Test must be taken within 2 years of commencement at QUT. You must provide your Candidate ID and Candidate Secret Number, these are printed on your Cambridge English Confirmation of Entry.

176

169

169

IELTS Academic
Test must be taken within 2 years of commencement at QUT.

6.5

6

6

Pearson PTE (Academic)
Test must be taken within 2 years of commencement at QUT.

If you have not completed an English language test, you can sit the IELTS test at our IELTS test centre

Advanced standing

On entry, you will be assessed for advanced standing (credit) for 48 credit points (4 units) based on a completed Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) level 8 or higher qualification in Education (An Honours year with a research component, graduate certificate, graduate diploma or higher), regardless of the age of the qualification. You do not need to apply for this credit.

Depending on your study area, you can receive up to 50 per cent advanced standing from masters or higher study completed in another program. Prior study must be current. Study over 10 years old is not normally considered. If you are applying for advanced standing for specific units, you will need to provide detailed unit/subject outlines from your previous study. These outlines must include learning outcomes, learning content, and assessment including word lengths. No advanced standing can be granted for undergraduate study, or postgraduate study at a lower level than masters.

You can also apply for advanced standing based on work or industry experience. Advanced standing is not able to be awarded for normal teaching experience. If you are responsible for an original academic work, such as creating a course and/or curriculum, or have published any original research, then you may be eligible for advanced standing for work or industry experience. The original academic work must be in excess of 5000 words.

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Relevant, collaborative learning

'Postgraduate study was very helpful to my current job in leadership development and I was able to use real-world work issues as the basis for many assessment items. I was encouraged to share my knowledge of adult education in a corporate environment with those from a school environment, and in turn, was able to learn from the other students.'

Theory that links to practice

'QUT’s emphasis on practical learning with direct links to my current role was most beneficial as I was able to transfer the theory into the practical side of my work. The course was very flexible and being able to access learning materials online made it easier to manage the challenge of balancing work and study.'

Real graduate

'I was still completing my Master of Education in Leadership and Management when I started applying for jobs back home in Norway. Undoubtedly, the QUT qualification made me stand out in the large crowd of job applicants, and I got the job I was dreaming of--as a teacher at Olsvik Secondary School.'

Relevant, collaborative learning

'Postgraduate study was very helpful to my current job in leadership development and I was able to use real-world work issues as the basis for many assessment items. I was encouraged to share my knowledge of adult education in a corporate environment with those from a school environment, and in turn, was able to learn from the other students.'

Theory that links to practice

'QUT’s emphasis on practical learning with direct links to my current role was most beneficial as I was able to transfer the theory into the practical side of my work. The course was very flexible and being able to access learning materials online made it easier to manage the challenge of balancing work and study.'

Real graduate

'I was still completing my Master of Education in Leadership and Management when I started applying for jobs back home in Norway. Undoubtedly, the QUT qualification made me stand out in the large crowd of job applicants, and I got the job I was dreaming of--as a teacher at Olsvik Secondary School.'